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Once upon a time, there was a meme enjoyed by LibraryThingers called “TuesdayThingers”. It was hosted by Marie, the Boston Bibliophile, and played on Tuesdays, naturally. The Kool-Aid Mom was one of the many, many bloggers who loved playing along, and looked forward to Tuesdays, stalking Marie’s blog around midnight every Tuesday so that she could jump on the question and post her answer with great relish.

Thenone day, The Kool-Aid Mom was tempted away from her home in Mt. TBR and the blogosphere by the deceptively addictive virtual world of SecondLife. Before she knew it, months had gone by, her fellow bloggers were emailing their concerns for her welfare. Was she still alive? Was she alright? Her brief, random and sporadic posts always received comments of deep relief that she was still in the land of the living.

When she received an email from a stranger offering her a free book to read and review, there was something about his book that rang true within her, and she could not resist accepting his offer of Matrimony. What The Kool-Aid Mom did not realize, though, was that the book contain a magical spell that broke the enchantments SL have woven around her.

Suddenly, everything was clear! Her eyes were opened to the long months wasted in SLumber under the wizard LindenLab’s evil spell. The Kool-Aid Mom was grateful to the wise author, Joshua Henkin, for her rescue, and gave his book a glowing review, including it in her Top 10 list in the sidebar.

However, as she settled back into reading, blogging and memes, she was stricken to find Marie no longer hosted her beloved TuesdayThingers. She became even more dismayed when she couldn’t find where it had moved to. Who is hosting TuesdayThingers now? The Kool-Aid Mom wondered, but to this day, it still remains a mystery to her.

Since I’ve lost track of who’s hosting TuesdayThingers now, I visited The Daily Meme to see what might be out there for what is possibly the longest day of the week. So far from either weekend, Tuesday’s doesn’t have the misery of Monday when everyone goes back to the salt mines, nor does it have the glamour of being dubbed “hump” day, like Wednesday. Thursday is practically Friday, but Tuesday is just…. *sigh*… Tuesday.

TBH, I’m still pooped from the read-a-thon, and the grey and rainy sky is NOT helping in my quest to stay awake and read. I have a little bit more than 1/3 left in Marked, which I really should’ve been able to finish Sunday, but I haven’t been able to string two thoughts together in a straight, cogent line. I want my brain back! lol…

Make a post using the prompt “Once upon a time.” It can be a real story or idea that you want to start that way, a fairy tale of your own, etc. (Remember this is TAILSso your post needs to start with “Once upon a time.”)

This one was covered by the first part of this post since the rules are the post had to start with “Once upon a time” 😉

Ten on Tuesday ~ Ever watched a movie that got bad reviews, or didn’t do well at the box office and think to yourself, “Man, this should have been a HIT!!!”?

okay, the whole concept of whether a movie got bad reviews or lost money is lost on me, as I don’t listen to the “movie critics” or watch the financials for the film industry. So, I think what I’ll do with this is just list the top TEN movies I’ve loved, but never hear people talk about or they say, “Huh?” when I do.

Anything by Tyler Perry. Period. More specifically, though, I think Madea’s Family Reunion has been my favorite so far, but that’s probably only because I haven’t seen Madea Goes to Jail yet, or because he hasn’t made a movie of Madea’s Class Reunion yet, either, which is the play where Madea suddenly realizes Mr. Brown is Cora’s daddy 😀 FUNNY!

Music of the Heart~ Mags and I just watched this last night and loved it! It’s the true story of Roberta Guaspari and her violin classes in the East Harlem school system. Sweet, funny, and moving, it was also a movie that was a conversation starter as Maggie talked at length about her own music teacher… particularly during the scenes where Roberta bit the kids’ heads off.

(*shaking my head, thinking about Madea and Dr. Phil going head to head…* I have to see that movie!) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ~ Okay, I think the only reason this movie tanked is because people seem to be growing illiterate in this country. If it wasn’t in Capt. Underwear or Gossip Girls, then it was never a book, so obviously this movie was completely lost on them. *growls in bitter frustration…*

*singing… Go, go, go… Go! GO! Speed Racer! What was not to love with this movie? Racing action; cool, futuristic cars; a monkey and a little brother; Jack, er I mean, Matthew Fox as Racer X… The cinematography was awesome, and it remained incredibly anime-like, even though it was real people.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show~ Cult classic, panned by the critics…. Dammit, Janet! Do the Time Warp! Few movies encourage audience-participation, or at least not to the extent of TRHPS. And, though I’ve seen the movie, I’m still a “virgin” as far as going to an event. I seriously doubt it’ll ever be shown here, in my little small-town two-screen theater. Come on, the man didn’t even get Twilight.

Super Troopers~ Cat Game, seriously. If for no other reason, I’d watch it for The Cat Game. *Foster and Mac have pulled a man over for speeding and are deciding what game to play*Mac: All right, how about “Cat Game?”Foster: Cat Game? What’s the record?Mac: Thorny did six, but I think you can do ten.Foster: Ten? Starting right ‘meow?’
[Mac laughs – they walk up to the car, and Foster taps on the driver side]Larry Johnson: Sorry about the…Foster: All right meow. (1) Hand over your license and registration.
[the man hands him his license]Foster: Your registration? Hurry up meow. (2)
[Mac ticks off two fingers]Larry Johnson: Sorry.
[the man laughs a little]Foster: Is there something funny here boy?Larry Johnson: Oh, no.Foster: Then why you laughing, Mister… Larry Johnson?
[pause]Foster: All right meow, (3) where were we?Larry Johnson: Excuse me, are you saying meow?Foster: Am I saying meow?
[Mac puts his hands up for the fourth one, but makes an “eehhh” facial expression, as he is considering the last one]Larry Johnson: I thought…Foster: Don’t think boy. Meow, (4) do you know how fast you were going?
[man laughs]Foster: Meow. (5) What is so damn funny?Larry Johnson: I could have sworn you said meow.Foster: Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin’ around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree?
[Mac is gut-busting laughing]Foster: Am I drinking milk from a saucer?
[feigned anger]Foster: Do you see me eating mice?Foster: [Mac and the man are laughing their heads off now] You stop laughing right meow! (6)Larry Johnson: [the man stops and swallows hard] Yes sir.Foster: Meow, (7) I’m gonna have to give you a ticket on this one. No buts meow. (8) It’s the law.
[rips off the ticket and hands it to the man]Foster: Not so funny meow, (9) is it?Foster: [Foster gets up to leave, but Mac shakes his hands at him, indicating only nine meows] Meow!

Starship Troopers~ ROFL… What goods’ a knife in a nuke fight? All you have to do is press a button…

Jack the Bear~ I bawl every time I watch this movie. Danny DeVito plays a single dad of two young boys. He’s a local late-night TV celebrity, hosting horror movies, Sammy Terry style. Gary Sinese plays a neo-Nazi in it, and if I had nightmares, his character would be the boogeyman in them.

Okay, so I cheated a little with Rocky Horror… I don’t know many people who say “Huh?” to that one, but it did get panned, critically.

I’m writing this final RaT post on the fly, waiting for our ride to church. When I get back, I’ll write my Sunday Salon post and go a bit deeper about things, but I just wanted to write an official wrap up post.

The last two hours of the Read-a-Thon were looooooooong and slooooooow. The last half hour, I pretty much kept reading over the same lines again and again, never comprehending the bizarre inked symbols pressed into the once-living-tree-material. My last page in Marked was 134.

On the other hand, oddly enough, I’m feeling a tremendous, magnetic pull from one of the families in one of the books I’m writing. The eldest and youngest sisters are fighting and expelling everything they’ve ever thought and felt about the other’s character flaws and bad-daughter-ness. I’ll def have to work them through it later today.

Yes, like that pink, drum-beating, shades-wearing, battery-hawking Rabbit, I’m still going. A little slower and a bit less chatty, but still awake and reading Marked.

After a third cup of coffee and no food since somewhere around 6:30 last night, my stomach was feeling rather roily. I made a nice bowl of old-fashioned oats (made with milk, not water), refilled my water bottle for the I’ve-lost-count number of times, and another cup of coffee. The oatmeal settled my stomach and gave me a boost of energy, but I quit the coffee after a sip or two started making me sick. I may take the dog for a walk to the gas station and get a couple cans of soda, then come back and pop some popcorn.

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I started this last stint of reading on page 46 of Marked, and I’m now on page 99, meaning I’ve read 53 pages in the last 2 1/2 hours.

*stinging sensation in my throat… the beginnings of heartburn, caused by too much coffee* Yeah, I’m taking the dog to get a soda.

Reading Update:

Empire Falls by Richard Russo ~ finished.The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis, Chapter Four “The Bell and the Hammer” ~ finishedHow to Be a Villian: Evil Laughs, Secret Lairs, Master Plans and More!!! by Neil Zawacki ~ finished 😀Marked: A House of Night Novel by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast ~ starting Chapter 11, page 99, almost a third of the way through.

As I was reading Marked, I came across the perfect passage to include in the review, so I had to log in and start the review, saving the quote. Sometimes that happens when I’m reading, most of the time, actually. I’ll be reading along and something will just hit me, and I’ll be, like… “Wow, that’s the perfect quote for this book!” When that happens, I always try to get it in here, lest I forget it when I’m actually sitting down and writing the review.

I know what quote I’ll use for How to Be a Villian, but I haven’t got a clue for Empire Falls. That happens sometimes, too, and every once in a while I even think about cheating and putting what’s on the back cover or front flap for the quote.

BTW, the House of Night series has been optioned for a movie. No work has really been done on it, just the plan to make it into film. I can see the spoof-movie now, “Not another Teen Vampire Movie!” Though, this book is NOTHING like Twilight.

If you’d like to check out the series, click House of Night Series. There you can click on the yearbook and learn about the characters, watch vid clips for each of the books, and even get your own vampyre Mark tattoo 😀